Datana perspicua, the spotted datana, is a species of prominent moth in the family Notodontidae.[1][2] It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Coleman Townsend Robinson in 1865 and is found in North America.[2]
Datana perspicua | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Notodontidae |
Genus: | Datana |
Species: | D. perspicua
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Binomial name | |
Datana perspicua |
The MONA or Hodges number for Datana perspicua is 7908.[3][4]
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Subspecies
edit- Datana perspicua mesillae Cockerell, 1897
- Datana perspicua opposita Barnes & Benjamin, 1927
- Datana perspicua perspicua Grote & Robinson, 1865
References
edit- ^ "Datana perspicua Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
- ^ a b "Datana perspicua Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
- ^ Pohl, G.R.; Patterson, B. & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
- ^ "Datana perspicua, Spotted Datana - Hodges 7908". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
- Lafontaine, J. Donald & Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys, vol. 40, 1–239.
Further reading
edit- Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
External links
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